Preliminary Analysis: ABC's 'College Football' game (1.4) comfortably outperformed Fox's game (0.5), the alphabet network topped the night while Fox beat every non-ABC program that aired from 8-10pm. NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' (1.3) lost a tenth from its last original with host John Mulaney and musical guest The Strokes. Leading into 'SNL' was a repeat of 'Weakest Link' (0.3), an encore of 'Ellen's Game of Games' (0.4), and 'SNL Vintage' (0.3). CBS had steady editions of 'Manhunt: Deadly Games' (0.2/0.2) and '48 Hours' (0.3).
Finals Update: ABC's 'College Football' game (1.6, +0.2) adjusted up alongside both episodes of 'Manhunt: Deadly Games' (0.3, +0.1; 0.3, +0.1) on CBS. NBC's repeats of 'Weakest Link' (0.2, -0.1) and 'Ellen's Game of Games' (0.2, -0.2) adjusted down.Time | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (mil) | Channel |
8 PM | College Football: OH St. v. Penn St. | 1.6/13 | 6.53 | ABC |
| College Football: OK v. TX Tech | 0.5/4 | 2.12 | Fox |
| Manhunt: Deadly Games | 0.3/2 | 1.61 | CBS |
| Weakest Link (R) | 0.2/2 | 1.75 | NBC |
9 PM | Manhunt: Deadly Games | 0.3/2 | 1.55 | CBS |
| Ellen's Game of Games (R) | 0.2/2 | 1.34 | NBC |
10 PM | 48 Hours | 0.3/2 | 2.69 | CBS |
| SNL Vintage | 0.3/2 | 2.00 | NBC |
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11:30 PM | Saturday Night Live | 1.3/12 | 6.84 | NBC |
Key: (R) = repeat
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